My question was why hydrogen can be positively and negatively charged. I really wanted to know because every book and website I checked all said that hydrogen was a gas. However, hydrogen was on the left side of the periodic table, where most metals are, which confused me a lot. So I had lots of ideas about it, from it being able to gain/lose electrons to even out shells to thinking hydrogen was a shape-shifter, which sounds a bit insane. So I found an app that explains all the properties of the elements and extra info. It told me that hydrogen normally loses an electron to have a positive charge, but sometimes it can gain an electron to max its first shell at 2 electrons, gaining a negative charge.
So it was my first hypothesis that was worked. Hydrogen is a gas that normally has a positive charge, which is also different for a gas, but sometimes it gains an electron to become negative.
Hi Jason,
I found your hypothesis very interesting and I am glad that you used solution frequency to figure your problem out. I am just wondering if this is the element in the periodic table that can gain or lose an electron with the same degree of effect after words. Also if I were to take a look at the app myself, what is the app called?
– Nate
Hello, Nate.
Thank you so much for giving me these suggestions. Hydrogen atoms are a lot like elements in the carbon family. It would not really make a difference if you lose 1 electron or gain 1 electron. But normally, hydrogen has the tendency to lose an electron and become positive, which is also very different for a gas. But like I said in my review, there are some cases when hydrogen will be negatively charged. Also, the app is called C-4 Chemistry which had its internet sources which you are able to access as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read over my review and comment on it.
-Jason
Thanks for your App Review. Don’t forget to outline the Solution Fluency while sharing the details about your app. Adding media would help you get your message across. Great to see you answer back your comments, though!
Thank you for all the feedback, Mr. Robinson. I will make sure that I get to all of it sooner or later and spiff up my review.